Oh, and - unsurprisingly, I'd guess - the whole 'this team lacks fire meme that seems to be the chosen (only possible?) way for Sox fans to whine about this current team drives me nuts. It's becoming more and more evident that 'lacks fire' is a lazy way of saying 'sometimes they lose ballgames'. And that Wilbur piece is just lazy - they have baseball's best record "barely"? Is that supposed to be an insult? This team has been playing .600 ball for two months, and will likely finish the season with a well-earned record of about 97-65. They've done it with the best pitching staff in the game and the third best offense in the AL (and before anyone says anything, the second best since the ASB). But hey, we only have two walk-off wins, so we suck.